Bayberries are a small, spherical fruit - yes, that same with a waxy fruit used for making fragrantcandles. I know of a tradition that involved Bayberry Candles ~ burn one bayberry candle onChristmas Eve and another one on New Year's Eve, and that will bring luck and prosperity forthe year ahead.

I hope these migrants have a peril-free journey and a favorable winter in South Carolina, Florida, along the GulfCoast and proceeding as far south as Panama. Tree Swallows' primary food is insects,and they forage buggy, southern wetlands, sometimes in huge flocks. They consume dragonflies, damselflies, flies, ants, wasps, beetles, stoneflies, butterflies, mayflies, caddisflies, sawflies, bees, moths, spiders and mollusks.